October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, with the 15th dedicated as a special day of remembrance. While it has been a year and a half since I miscarried, it is still something that I carry with me. Like any loss, the grief never really goes away. There are days that it creeps back … Continue reading Pregnancy Loss Part 3: The Grief Doesn’t Go Away
I get a little snap happy when it comes to taking pictures. Especially pictures of or with my kids. But when it comes to photos of myself I can be pretty harsh. Usually when I see a photo of myself that was just taken the first thing I do is inspect how I look. And … Continue reading Stop Deleting the Photo: Self Love & Body Image
May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness month. Mental health isn't something I talk about often, but depression and anxiety is something I have struggled with for years. I don't avoid talking about it out of shame or embarrassment, I struggle to put my thoughts about it into words. But since this month is focused on … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Maternal Mental Health
Time slipped away from the this weekend and after having a lovely Mother's Day I never got around to typing up my recap of Part 4- L: Love People Well. I really loved this section and its talk of integrity, kindness, and legacy. All important aspects of growth and pursuing a better life, this section … Continue reading Book Club: Growing Boldly Part 4
Happy Monday! Sarah and I are back with our recap and thoughts on Part 2 of Growing Boldly by Emily Ley (you can find my Part 1 recap here) and don't forget to head to Sarah's recap. Part 2 of the book is all about "Utilizing What You Have"; your grit, your past, and the … Continue reading Book Club: Growing Boldly Part 2
At the beginning of the year I set a word for myself rather than a goal. A word I wanted to focus on in all areas of my life: intention. I will admit I haven't always been doing a great job focusing on intention or intentional living, but I feel like I have made a … Continue reading Intentional Living: Changing How I Use Social Media
I have tried writing this post so many times. I intended to share it shortly after announcing my pregnancy, but I just haven't been able to find the words to say. At one point I didn't think I was going to post at all but the closer I got to my date of miscarriage, which … Continue reading Pregnancy After Miscarriage
After the year we all just had I don't expect anyone to approach this year in full force with a long list of goals or resolutions. My biggest goal for this year is to give myself grace, especially when things don't always go as planned. Regardless of your approach to this year and whether or … Continue reading Books for the New Year
2020 has been the year of all years, I think everyone would agree with that. It was confusing and challenging in ways we never could have expected. I feel like I’ve experienced 5 years worth of change, grief, mistakes and learning experiences.There is so much I would have loved to tell myself at the start … Continue reading A Letter to Myself at the Beginning of 2020
The past six months have been anything but easy or ordinary. No, this wasn’t the summer I had in mind for us, or even year for that matter. Between our long miscarriage struggle back in February & March, and the ongoing pandemic, our year hasn’t exactly gone as planned, but that’s ok. Yes, we were … Continue reading A Summer of Quality Time
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